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CCAMain, Questions & Answers
Q - Why is it that whenever a .rif file, containing placed objects, is loaded into CCAmain there will be a string of error messages stating that each of the placed objects that were loaded into the lift file cannot be found? (It is possible to manually locate all of the .rif files, but this becomes tedious when the amount of .rifs loaded is in high quantity)
A - Whenever a rif file is loaded ccamain attempts to update the copies of any placed shapes with those from the original shape files (stored in the shape_rifs directory). Either place the rif files that it is looking for in the shape_rifs directory, or press cancel to skip all the messages. If the shapes haven’t been changed externally it won’t matter that they can’t be found.
Q - Using these tools, is there any way to create new objects with their own hierarchies?
A - Hierarchical objects can only be created by using the Max export plugin. The export function must be used several times to each rif file.
First the shapes have to be exported (as placed objects so the orientations are kept).
Secondly a hierarchy needs to be exported.
And finally animations have to be exported to the same rif file.
It isn’t really possible to add new hierarchy files however, you can only alter the ones that already exist (since the filenames are compiled in).
Q - What does the "Morph Shape" function do?
A - This is used for creating doors. When creating doors you need to create a second copy of the .asc file that contains the doors in their closed state (it doesn’t have to be a complete copy of the level... the doors just need to be in the right place).
When you use the morph shape function , you will be asked to select the .asc file that contains the closed door shapes. All objects that are currently selected in the objects screen will then take the shapes from the selected file as their morph shape.
Note that each morph shape must have the same number of vertices and polygons as the original shape. And the vertices connected to each polygon must be the same as well.
Q - What does the "Show Output Log" function do?
A - This is fairly irrelevant. Some functions (such as import asc file) will cause a separate window to appear showing the progress. This option will stop the window appearing. (The window used to get hideously slow if too much text went into it , but now the option doesn’t really matter).
Q - Are the settings titled "AVP Environment Settings", overridden through adjustments made through Inteng?
A - No , these settings are entirely unrelated to anything that can be set elsewhere. That dialog box is used for setting the starting equipment, and setting the sky colour.